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red-heads
red·head
/
ˈrɛdˌhɛd
/
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[
red
-hed
]
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noun
1.
a person having
red
hair.
2.
an American diving duck,
Aythya americana,
the male of
which
has a bright chestnut-red
head
.
Origin:
1655–65;
red
1
+
head
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redhead
(ˈrɛdˌhɛd)
—
n
1.
a person with red hair
2.
a diving duck,
Aythya americana
, of North America, the male of which has a grey-and-black body and a reddish-brown head
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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redhead
1256, from red (1) + head (q.v.)
"The Carrot pate be sure you hate, for she'l be true to no man" [ballad, c.1680]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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